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Mewburn Ellis LLP Offices
CITY TOWER, 40 BASINGHALL STREET
LONDON
EC2V 5DE
England
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Mewburn Ellis LLP > The Legal 500 Rankings
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys Tier 1
Mewburn Ellis LLP’s ‘excellent team’ benefits from the firm’s strong geographical footprint; with offices in London, Bristol, Manchester, Cambridge, and Munich, the practice is able to seamlessly advise clients on UK and German patent filing and prosecution matters, in addition to opposition proceedings before the EPO. Manchester-based Graeme Moore leads the growing engineering and ICT group, while Bristol-based Simon Kiddle heads up the life sciences team, which is notable for its expertise in emerging technical areas, such as bioinformatics, advanced therapeutics, antibodies, and precision medicine. Jeremy Webster leads the chemistry group from Manchester, which handles a wide range of chemical innovation patents, from dyes, drugs, and catalysts, to composites, polymers, and pesticides. Biopharma specialist Robert Andrews remains as the firm’s first chief inclusion and diversity officer.Practice head(s):
Graeme Moore; Simon Kiddle; Jeremy Webster
Other key lawyers:
Robert Andrews; Julie Carlisle; Adam Gregory; Andrew Mears; Emma Graham; Dan Thornton; Paul Dunne; Callum McGuinn; Isobel Stone
Testimonials
‘Thorough team that often comes up with good suggestions.’
‘Mewburn Ellis has an excellent team that is highly adaptable, clear in communications, and efficient in delivery.’
‘Graeme Moore and Dan Thornton are stand-out lawyers.’
‘They have an excellent supporting network of expertise, both internally and externally.’
‘Isobel Stone is very close to the detail of her clients’ IP, its landscape, and objectives. She has an excellent grasp of the detail, and gives good, relevant advice.’
‘Mewburn Ellis has a large team of knowledgeable, experienced, hard-working, thorough, responsive, and approachable attorneys. They provide excellent client care, with regular check-ins to seek feedback on performance generally and on-going matters (which they take on board and action) and to stay on top of business developments and upcoming projects.’
‘They stand out from other firms in their familiarity with the technology area in which its clients operate and the effort they put into understanding clients’ business needs and tailoring their services to best support them.’
Key clients
Cambridge Enterprise
Creo Medical
Danisco US
DuPont
Genentech
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
Karsten Manufacturing
Mitsubishi
Nerudia
Imperial Brands
Toray Industries
Zealand Pharma
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys Tier 1
With offices across London, Bristol, Manchester, Cambridge, and Munich, the trade mark practice at Mewburn Ellis LLP - led by London-based Andy King - is well-placed to offer a comprehensive European service and strategic brand management advice. The group works alongside the firm’s solicitors on the entire lifespan of trade mark work, from creation, registration, and enforcement, to disputes, portfolio management, and commercial matters. It is highly adept at handling a wide range of disputes, including oppositions, cancellations, revocations, domain disputes, and infringements before the UKIPO and EPO. Its client roster covers international brands, dynamic start-ups, universities, and research institutions. With demonstrable experience in acting for charities, Kate O’Rourke is a key name to note in the London office, which is also home to Andy King and Jacqueline Pang. Bristol-based Rebecca Anderson-Smith is a notable name in the pharmaceutical, consumer healthcare, and MedTech sectors.Practice head(s):
Andy King
Other key lawyers:
Kate O’Rourke; Jacqueline Pang; Rebecca Anderson-Smith; Claire Evans
Testimonials
‘Mewburn has advanced tools and good communication. The people there are excellent lawyers.’
‘Rebecca Anderson-Smith and Jacqueline Pang are great lawyers; very precise and always responding quickly with efficient solutions to any kind of IP matters.’
Key clients
Alliance Pharmaceuticals
Audi AG
Axon
Beauty Bay
Dechra
Dogs Trust
Foo Fighters
Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu PC
Hallmark Cards
Crayola
In-N-Out Burgers
Intersnack
KP Snacks
Karsten
Lacoste
GANT
The Kooples
Modiano
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP
Polsinelli
Sandvik
SB Alliance
Stryker
TauRx
The Estate of Whitney Houston
Thompson Coburn
Youngs Brewery
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property Tier 4
Mewburn Ellis LLP > Firm Profile
Mewburn Ellis is the forward-looking European IP firm. We are a business that puts our clients, our people, and our values at the heart of everything we do. It is what we believe makes us stand out in the IP community. We’re passionate about our clients and their businesses and how IP can help them achieve their goals and make a real difference to the world in which we live. We work with our clients as trusted advisors sharing their journey and playing a positive role. It’s important to us that our recommendations are relevant.
The firm continues to grow, and we are now over 360 strong. Currently we have 53 partners and IP directors, over 100 qualified patent and trade mark attorneys, solicitors and IP litigators, 42 trainees, as well as an enthusiastic and highly motivated IP & business services team. Our experts are spread throughout our five offices in Europe – London, Bristol, Manchester, Cambridge, and Munich – we work at all stages of the IP life cycle and advise about patent, trade mark and registered designs, as well as any IP-related disputes and legal and commercial requirements. Our technical expertise spans the entire chemistry, materials, engineering, ICT, and life sciences fields. Our trade mark attorneys understand brands, their power and their importance and are the European trade mark attorneys of choice for a wide range of clients, from sole traders to well-known corporate clients as well as many high-ranking UK and foreign law firms. Our specialist IP lawyers work closely and seamlessly with our attorneys building multidisciplinary teams in order to leverage their exceptional technical know-how and to co-ordinate IP transaction and dispute resolution services. All our advice and support is given with a high degree of commercial understanding and pragmatism.
We are renowned in the profession for our successful track record in high value, complex and multi-party oppositions at the EPO. We have an exceptional track record at defending patents we have drafted and prosecuted ourselves. Our success rate in patent oppositions is so revered that companies often transfer responsibility for defending their patents to us during opposition even when we were not responsible for the original drafting or prosecuting the case.
Flexible in the way we work, we listen to our clients and adapt to fit their commercial objectives ensuring we are effective and efficient partners. Always client focused we deliver practical solutions designed to address whatever opportunity or challenge they face. We adapt and build multidisciplinary teams based on our client’s specific needs, harnessing the unique combination of IP expertise that we possess across the firm to provide a unified approach and maximum benefit to our clients.  More than a third of our clients have worked with us for over 20 years.
Mewburn Ellis is leading the way, embracing change and growth, doing it well and with a focus on high quality. We have applied these same principles to inclusion and diversity (I&D) and sustainability. We are committed to not only evolving our own firm but helping to transform the IP industry. We have been awarded a Silver medal two years in a row by EcoVadis, the sustainability ratings agency – which also assesses diversity initiatives and commitments. We are proud to say that this puts us in the top 25% of the 90,000 companies worldwide that have achieved the rating and the top 19% in the legal and accounting industry. We were the first IP firm with a presence in the UK to be awarded a silver medal.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Chemistry | Jeremy Webster | [email protected] | 01612477722 |
| Life Sciences | Simon Kiddle | [email protected] | 01179451234 |
| Engineering & ICT | Graeme Moore | [email protected] | 01612477722 |
| IP Dispute Resolution, Legal, Transactions | Sean Jauss | [email protected] | 01179451234 |
| Trade Marks | Andy King | [email protected] | 02077765300 |
Lawyer Profiles
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Robert Andrews | Partner, Patent Attorney, Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer | View Profile |
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Julie Carlisle | Partner, Patent Attorney, Litigator | View Profile |
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Lucy Coe | Senior Associate, Patent Attorney | View Profile |
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Victoria Coleman | Senior Associate, Patent Attorney | View Profile |
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Sean Constable | Partner, Patent Attorney | View Profile |
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Claire Evans | Senior Associate, Chartered Trade Mark Attorney | View Profile |
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David Fyfield | Senior Associate, Lawyer | View Profile |
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Emma Graham | Partner, Patent Attorney | View Profile |
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Andy King | Partner, Chartered Trade Mark Attorney | View Profile |
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Callum McGuinn | Partner, Patent Attorney, Chemistry | View Profile |
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Kate O'Rourke | Of Counsel, Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, Solicitor | View Profile |
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Jacqueline Pang | Partner, Chartered Trade Mark Attorney | View Profile |